Oh, come on now, every woman has her own way of doing this.
I remember when I bought too many clothes "on sale" that I couldn't resist. I stuck them instantly in the closet...minus tags of course. Then when I wore one and DH asked about it, I could honestly say "Oh, this old thing? You don't remember it? It's been in my closet for ages."
And kinda refuse to enlarge on that "ages" timing!!